Husqvarna motorcycles

The motorcycle industry has had its fair share of doomsayers this year, but the EICMA show in Milan was full of fireworks. There were concepts aplenty—led by the Indian FTR1200 tracker, the Honda CB4 Interceptor and the Moto Guzzi V85. But the production bikes were just as good, and that’s what we’re focusing on now.…

Even if you’re not into flat track, you have to love the style of the machines. The most high profile ‘Twins’—the Harley-Davidson XG750R and the championship-winning Indian FTR750—have an especially appealing neo-classic vibe, which gets us thinking about adding blinkers, license plates and road-legal tires. In reality, the Twins are far removed from any showroom…

Nearly forty years after his death, Steve McQueen’s image is still being used to sell everything from motorcycles to T-shirts. But here’s the irony: the classic bikes that we associate with his name today were cutting-edge contemporary at the time. In the 60s he favored a Metisse Desert Racer, and called it the “best handling…

Dave Mucci popped up on our radar five years ago with his first build, a slinky CX500 that revealed the potential of Honda’s much-maligned V-twin. By his own admission, it was a “low-budget, quick turnaround build”—but it was a hit, and anyone who’s built a CX500 since has undoubtedly pinned it to their inspiration board.…